In the 1600s, many scientists supported the theory of spontaneous generation. this theory stated that living organisms could come from nonliving matter.

which of the following experiments led to the dismissal of the theory of spontaneous generation by the scientific community?
a.
demonstrations that every living organism had two parents
b.
demonstrations that no organisms would grow on sterilized food placed in a sealed container
c.
demonstrations that all organisms were composed of at least one cell
d.
demonstrations that dna, the cell's hereditary material, could undergo replication